When majorities fail : the Russian Parliament, 1990-1993 / Josephine T. Andrews.

When majorities fail : the Russian Parliament, 1990-1993 / Josephine T. Andrews.

"When Majorities Fail is a study of institutional failure in Russia's first democratic legislature. Inadequate rules and a chaotic party system combined to make it nearly impossible to pass a coherent legislative program, including a new constitution. The peculiar form of internal instabil...

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Main Author: Andrews, Josephine T., 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Series:Political economy of institutions and decisions.
Subjects:
Russia (Federation). > Federalʹnoe Sobranie.
Russia (Federation). > Federalʹnoe Sobranie. > Gosudarstvennai︠a︡ Duma.
Legislative bodies > Russia (Federation)
Representative government and representation > Russia (Federation)
Legislative bodies > Russia.
Genre/Form:Electronic books
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Cycling in Action: Russia's Constitutional Crisis
  • 3. Cycling and its Consequences: A Theoretical Framework
  • 4. Institutional Design and Implications for Majority Rule
  • 5. Issue Dimensions and Partisan Alliances
  • 6. The Structure of Preferences
  • 7. Legislative Instability
  • 8. The Dynamics of Agenda Control in the Russian Parliament
  • 9. Implications of Disequilibrium in Transitional Legislatures.

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